Her biggest wish…

For months my youngest niece has been telling us all about her biggest wish. She has been dying to go to a fancy restaurant.

My older niece and I decided to plan a night out all together to fulfill this wish:)

I picked up corsages for the girls because it just felt like the right thing to do. Curly almost cried she was so excited to put it on.

My sister really wanted me to wear one of my high school prom dresses for the fancy night out but my hot pink fluffy dress from 2002 didn’t make the cut (why I still have that dress is strange to me too).

-This weekend I’m looking forward to running in Rock n Roll SD and eating at all of the local SD spots!
-High Priority is going to be RnR SD next year. I plan that to be my first full marathon! Low priority will be some random half marathons thrown in here and there :)
-Sunday is going to be 13.1 miles of wonderfulness in SD!
-My parents took me to Fleming’s once for my good grades. I loved it, it was so fancy and made me feel all grown up :)

I think four rolls each sounds reasonable. Obviously you had to carbo load for the scootering ;)

My only high priority race is the Chicago Marathon this October. I’d love to do a half marathon before then, but it’s unlikely to happen. It’s so hot here in south florida that we don’t have any races over 5K during the summer!

I’m excited for our five stake dance festival this weekend! It’s going to be so much fun! Our youth are so fantastic! And a little bit of me is excited because it will be over (I spent seven hours at the church yesterday. My poor children had to hang out there for five.)

The fanciest restraint I’ve ever eaten at was actually at Disneyland. It was so good.

So cute!
I’m going to a first birthday party tomorrow which should be fun. Looking forward to cake smash face. I’m bringing my camera.
Been running easy 3-4 milers and will continue to do so until July when I start training for nyc marathon.
Next year I plan on reducing my race schedule a whole lot. Gotta feel healthy!
My girlfriends and I go to bobby flay steakhouse a couple of times a year. Expensive but delicious!

That was a really sweet idea for your nieces. Growing up I had an aunt that did fun stuff like that, memories I’ll never forget :)
The only plan I have is a 50 km in September. I have literally nothing else on my docket and they high priority with that race is just finishing with a smile!!! :)
I have a 6 mile run planned for Sunday.
Have a fantastic weekend!

My “A” race isn’t until November but it is the Fort Myers Marathon. I hope to do a half in between then. No long run planned but I’m going running with my dad tomorrow morning, which is always my favorite.
Have a great weekend!

My best friend’s wedding is this weekend! So I’m currently sipping on coffee waiting for my turn to get my nails done :)
My next high priority race is the Chicago Marathon – time to start training next week. Another high priority is the 4th of July 5k – I like to do the same race every year to kinda gauge my speed.

Cate

I am focusing on NYC Marathon in November as my goal race! I’m super excited to run it and have heard that the crowd support is absolutely incredible! Two things I’m looking forward to this weekend – going to the beach, and having a BBQ at my apartment! No real long run this weekend, but I’d like to do 9-10 miles both Saturday and Sunday. Hope you have a great weekend!!

No races planned right now. I just want to recover fully from injuries first and not put the added pressure n myself. The earliest I will let myself race is November if I’ve been without injury for three months.

Jen

Aw, that is too cute! You are the best aunt! :)
My high priority race for the year is Portland Marathon. I want to try to BQ. I haven’t put any other races on my schedule yet and am really focusing on that one.

So fun!!!! I’m sure they will remember your fancy dinner date for a long time!
I have a 15 miler on the list of things to do tomorrow, but also packing and moving, so it may have to get postponed.
One especially memorable “fancy” dinner was sitting on the back patio at Blue Bayou (the restaurant in the middle of the Pirates of The Caribbean ride at Disney land). Such a cool experience!

Cathy

How fun for your nieces!!! I love family things like that.
This weekend I am looking forward to seeing my family, and getting some sleep (its been a crazy week).
My big races are the Chicago marathon, and the Lake Nona FL half marathon (with my best friend who lives there – the running community in her area is so enthusiastic, I am looking forward to that one as much as the marathon).
Trying to train for the Chicago race around a lot of work trips – my long run this weekend will be a whopping 8 miles. Running by myself, because my Chicago friends don’t work out – grrr….
Favorite “fancy” restaurants – way too many good places in Chicago, and I love to eat. Right now I would say anyplace with healthy options – trying to drop a few pounds to help my body out with all the upcoming runs that I have for the marathon.

Sarah S

I am looking forward to: a road trip and carb loading for my half marathon on Sunday! It’s my third one, and one was in the hot summer (70 start temperature) and one in the winter (-4 start temperature) so I’m looking forward to a 50 degree start temperature instead! It is my boyfriend’s first half marathon and he is going to kick my butt I’m sure.

What an adorable evening! So cute of you! I actually remember going to my first white tablecloth restaurant as a kid. Now I go to them often, as a foodie in the Bay Area! Have a fabulous Friday and weekend, J! :)

Emily Joye

Loribeth

I did 12 miles this week, last long run before my 1/2 on the 6th. It was hard bc it was so humid.
My race goals are a full marathon this November, and my favorite race (the one I am about to run!) next June. I may stick on another 1/2 next April. I don’t race too often bc working 40 hrs a week in a physical job is hard enough!
When we went on our Disney cruise last month, every dinner was fancy! The waitresses put napkins on your lap, removed the silverware we did not need for each course, and the whole shebang……….it was crazy!
This weekend………I am watching penguin eggs at work to see if they are going to hatch………………3 are due this weekend!!

Lindsay

Kathy McElhaney

That is so cute!! Prom night for the little loves! Love the clear and bubbly on the rocks :)

Fun time this weekend – our church’s annual international picnic. Everyone brings food from their own country. I’m making Bangers and Mash from my husband’s Irish side and Cannoli from my Italian side!

2 things I’m looking forward to this weekend:
1) my cousins college graduation on Saturday morning (plus the lunch afterwards of course!)
2) visiting with my Grandma. She is in rehab after falling and breaking her hip. She’s doing really well with PT, but REALLY wants to get back to her BINGO :)

Awww, what a cute little date night!! I bet they had a blast with you.

This weekend my mom is hosting a bridal shower for one of our family friends, so that will be fun and we are getting our brand new leather reclining sectional delivered, which is the most exciting thing that has happened in a while!!

We don’t go out to fancy restaurants very often, mostly because we prefer beer and bar food, but they do always have the BEST bread, which makes it worth it!

I’m looking forward to my friend’s birthday dinner tomorrow and brunch with a friend I haven’t seen in awhile Sunday. Also just the general excitement of getting ready for my vacation next Friday.

My high priority race this year is the Rock’n’Roll half in Montreal in September. I’m aiming for a 1:45 (min off my pace from my half in November) and then just surviving the NYC marathon. It’s my first marathon so my only real goal is to finish but I’m also hoping to get under 5. I’d like/need to get a long run in this weekend. I’ll be running alone but hoping to get in 12-15 miles.

I went to Tryon Public (at the top of Manhattan) yesterday. It’s not close to fancy at all but they had an amazing beet burger which says a lot because I usually hate meat substitutes.

What a sweet date with your nieces! I have a race in a few weeks that is a high priority race, the Pacific Crest half marathon in Sunriver, Oregon. It’s a beautiful and relatively flat course so I’m hoping for a possible PR this year, it’s been a pretty healthy year for me and now I’m working on speed.
This weekend I’m looking forward to getting my yard in presentable order! Right now it looks like Costa Rican jungle :)

Hannah

This weekend I’m looking forward to date afternoon with my husband on Saturday to see Mad Max at the Alamo Drafthouse and to getting some much needed cleaning done (ahhh the new levels of fun after buying and moving into a smaller home than your rent house).

I’m running my first marathon- the Austin Marathon in February next year.

I’m newish to running so this weekend, I’m going to run 4 miles, followed by my LONGEST RUN I’VE EVER DONE on Wednesday- June 3rd (National Running Day). 6 miles! Pretty excited for it! :)

This weekend I signed up for the Riverside 24 Hour in Spokane, WA…..it was a spontaneous registration decision. Because I just ran a 50 miler two weeks ago, I have no intention of running the whole 24 hours but I’d like to make it 12 hours….whatever distance that may be.

I have one high priority race….The Burning River 100 in July 2016. Hoping it will still be a Western States qualifier….If not, I’ll be running either the Bryce 100 or Javelina Jundred.

I’m not a huge fancy restaurant person. As a food lover, I always find the food much too petite and delicate. I’d love a greasy bacon cheeseburger over a tiny plate of “quality” fish with tablespoon of rice anyday.

It’s a cut-back weekend for me so I’m running 10 miles on Sunday. I want to go on record and say that there was time (not that long ago) that 10 miles would not be considered a “cut-back week”
Next year’s priority race is the Athens Greece Marathon (really saving towards it).

That is just the cutest thing ever! Sounds like you guys had a great time. I have a race this weekend but since my training was off and I got sick this week, I am not shooting for a PR. I am thinking my race in October will be my PR. Fingers crossed!

How cute is your niece?! She’s getting so big!
I love that performance goal worksheet. I’m not that calculated and organized in my racing, but perhaps I should be.
Speaking of racing, I’m up at 4am this morning to rock a 10k that I just signed up for yesterday. Should be fun (and HOT!).
I like fancy restaurants every now and then. My husband and I went to this really neat one in Lake Placid a few months ago… couldn’t pronounce anything on the menu, but when it came to us, it was delish!
Happy weekend, girl!

Holy best aunt award ever!! I am loving this! And La Jolla Groves is our favorite! So yummy! The rolls are the best! Those girls adore you and you are an amazing aunt. I think we need a Fro Yo date again ASAP for PB fro yo. The best!!

My high priority race is the Great North Run in England in September… I may do the Rock n’ Roll Half Marathon in Dublin for a fun day in August… It’s also my birthday then, so almost like a painful birthday treat… :)